Starting Thuya orientalis seeds

Can anyone tell me whether I can grow Thuya orientalis from seeds that I gathered off my plant? And how do I go about it. I gatherered quite a bunch about a month ago, but haven't gotten around to doing anything with them.
My plant in a tiny pot on my apartment terrace is now full of flowers again, so maybe I'll have many more seeds next winter.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks
Carey

Thuja orientalis , Oriental arborvitae ,zone= 5 , sow 2m @ 39ºF, move to 70ºF for germ.Got this from Tom Clothier's site. Looks like it needs cold treatment and then warm planting in spring when the soil is warm.
http://tomclothier.hort.net/

Thanks Windy - does 2m mean 2 months? As he puts wks for weeks, I presume this is the code.
I found the link very useful - it's packed with useful information.

Does anyone know how easy the Thuya seeds are to get going. Any special tips for appropriate substrate?

Thanks
Carey

I think it means months. You could store them in the fridge for that length of time if you do
not get a cold season there. I have never started them from seed. I don't have any other information on how long it takes. You could try a google search and see if there are any sites that would offer that information.

thanks I'll give it a try and post the results here!
Carey

careyjane: Dirr Propagation book says this is usually stratified 1 1/2 months . To stratify you must moisten sterile peaty mix add seed then place it in sterile bag or jar in refridgerator. The fridge temperature should be between 34 -38 degrees fahrenheit. After this the seed germinates best at around 68 degrees fahrenheit.

Thanks for your help. I'll give it a try and let you know what happens.
Carey

What's going to happen is you'll have huge germination results!

I had mine in the fridge for a month and then sowed them in the greenhouse and I have hundreds! My temps were even low being 45 F.

They're very easy.

Dax

Sorry to have been so long in replying -- I've been really busy. That's great news if they really are so easy!

Carey